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English translation: lily-white hands
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|  Selected response from: Jeannie Graham United Kingdom Local time: 02:43 | ||||||
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| 4 | Smooth hands |
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| 4 | lily-white hands |
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| 3 | delicate hands |
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Smooth hands Explanation: Unused to hard work. |
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31 mins confidence:
lily-white hands Explanation: refers to hands not used to hard work |
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1 hr confidence:
delicate hands Explanation: work-shy hands |
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